Option 1: CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL (half-day)
Almost 850 years ago, the Christian world was rocked by a shocking assassination.
Thomas Beckett, one of the most powerful holy men in Europe, was murdered near the altar of his own Canterbury Cathedral on the King's authority.
Sometime in the late 14th century, a few years after the great plague had ravaged the country, a London poet began writing one of the most famous books in English literature.
The Canterbury Tales is the story of a group of pilgrims who set out from London to visit the holy shrine of the now sainted Thomas Beckett.
What follows is a rip-roaring and frankly rude collection of tales, as apparently recorded by one of their number, Geoffrey Chaucer.
We will visit Canterbury Cathedral, an awe-inspiring medieval masterpiece, and see the site of Beckett's murder and his shrine.
● Usually open daily.
● Admission payable on entry.
● Your guide will conduct the tour.

Option 2: CHARTWELL (half-day)
Private home of Winston Churchill.
As he battled to save civilization from the clutches of evil during the 1930s and 40s, how did he relax? Here’s how: the gardening, the plants, the trees, the buildings, the waters and the complete landscape here are the vision of the great man.
The house itself is fascinating, and a short tour of the interiors will uncover his prolific work-rate.
● Mar-Oct: Wed-Sun; Jul-Aug: Tue-Sun.
● Admission payable on entry.
● Your guide will conduct the tour.

Option 3: DOWN HOUSE (half-day)
The fascinating home of Charles Darwin. This is where he lived with his family and wrote most of his books, including the famous, and some might say, controversial On the Origin of Species. Follow Darwin's footsteps in his garden, full of rare plants and flowers, where he paced up and down, pondering his theories. A real insight into the man and his work.
● Open Sep-Jun: Wed-Sun; Jul-Aug: daily.
● Admission payable on entry.
● Your guide will conduct the tour.

Option 4: DOVER CASTLE (half-day)
Dover is England’s right foot and has been the country’s front line since time immemorial.
Julius Caesar was thwarted here and it became the main fortification in the Saxon shore defences.
The Normans built the original castle with a warren of tunnels underneath.
King Henry II had it built as a 'hospitality suite' for foreign dignitaries visiting Thomas Beckett's shrine.
In England's first ever state visit, the French king Louis VII stayed here.
It was then used as a defence against him, and in later centuries, Napoleon and Hitler.
Simply packed with history.
● Usually open daily.
● Admission payable on entry.
● Your guide will conduct the tour.

Option 5: HEVER CASTLE (half-day)
Childhood home of Anne Boleyn, who became the most legendary apple of Henry VIII’s roving eye. Later the home of Henry’s estranged fourth wife Anne of Cleves who died here. In the 20th century it was owned by the famous American millionaire William Waldorf Astor. It contains many Tudor artworks and artifacts, and is set in magnificent grounds with fine gardens and a maze.
● Apr-Oct: daily.
● Admission payable on entry.
● Your guide will conduct the tour.

Option 6: LEEDS CASTLE (half-day)
Leeds Castle is an idyllic Arthurian Camelot dating back to the 11th century. A number of queens have used it as a private retreat. Henry VIII commissioned many building works for his first wife Katherine of Aragon and then used it to 'entertain' his new love Anne Boleyn. In the early 20th century it was bought by an heiress who hosted a number of celebrity parties here in the 1930s. The grounds alone are breathtaking.
● Usually open daily.
● Admission payable on entry.
● Your guide will conduct the tour.

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